9 October 1883: On this day, the Promised Messiah (as) replied to a letter from Mir Abbas Ali Sahib of Ludhiana. In it, Hazrat Ahmad (as) shared that he saw a dream the night before, in which some persons, whom he did not recognise, were inscribing some verses over the door of Masjid Mubarak with green ink. Huzoor (as) soon realised that they were angels, who were carrying green ink with them and were writing some verses in calligraphy. Huzoor (as) started reading the verses, but only one of them remained in his memory, which was:
لَا رَادَّ لِفَضْلِه
(Tadhkirah [English], pp. 138-139)
9 October 1980: On this day, the foundation stone of the first mosque in Spain was laid by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih III (rh), who also delivered a short speech. The ceremony was extensively covered by the media, including TV, radio and newspapers. (Silsila-e-Ahmadiyya, Vol. 3, p. 638)
9 October 1987: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) laid the foundation of the new headquarters and the Baitur Rehman Mosque near Washington. (Silsila Ahmadiyya, Vol. 4, p. 843)
10 October 1927: On this day, Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq (ra) headed towards present-day Sri Lanka to spread the message of the Jamaat there. His tour continued until 6 November. (Al Fazl, 21 October 1927, p. 2)
10 October 1940: One of the sayings of the Holy Prophet (sa) states to teach one’s children swimming, archery and horse riding. Following the above-mentioned hadith, a swimming pool was built in Qadian and was inaugurated on this day by Hazrat Mirza Sharif Ahmad (ra). In his inaugural address, he commended the efforts of Talim-ul-Islam High School’s students in its construction. With the efforts of Hazrat Mirza Sharif Ahmad (ra), this swimming pool was completed. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 8, p. 204)
11 October 2016: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) inaugurated the Baitul Afiyat Mosque in Scarborough, Canada. A special distinction of this mosque was that Lajna Imaillah Canada funded the vast majority of the cost. (“Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Inaugurates Baitul Afiyat Mosque in Scarborough” pressahmadiyya.com)
11 October 1983: On the final stage of the Far East tour, during his stay in Sri Lanka, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) visited the Buddhist centre in Kandy on this day. (Silsila Ahmadiyya, Vol. 4, p. 827)
12 October 1956: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) delivered a profound sermon shedding light on the delicate topic of apostasy.
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12 October 2012: On this day, Canada’s Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney MP, visited Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa) at the Fazl Mosque, London. (“Canada’s Government Minister calls on Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in London”, www.pressahmadiyya.com)
13 October 1905: On this day, the Promised Messiah (as) received a guest from Gujarat, Mr D Neel, headmaster at a mission school. This guest had the opportunity to ask some questions in writing. Hazrat Ahmad (as) spoke on different religions in the world, in light of the questions asked. The noble companions enjoyed this informative sitting full of knowledge and wisdom, held before the Asr prayer. (Malfuzat [1988], Vol. 4, pp. 484-486)
13 October 1946: With the aim of spreading the message of Islam across Europe following WW II, three Ahmadi Muslim missionaries arrived in Switzerland on this day: Chaudry Abdul Latif Sahib, Sheikh Nasir Ahmad Sahib and Maulvi Ghulam Ahmad Bashir Sahib.
To read more, see: ‘‘Pioneer Missionaries: Part 12 – Venturing Westward: Humble beginnings as missionaries set foot in Europe’’ at www.alhakam.org.
14 October 1955: On this day, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud (ra) gave two important instructions for the missions operating outside of Pakistan. Firstly, they should try to inculcate the habit of giving chanda in new converts. Secondly, to encourage students from outside countries to travel to the markaz in Pakistan and obtain education there. (Tarikh-e-Ahmadiyyat, Vol. 17, p. 120)
15 October 1946: On this day, Hazrat Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Shamss (ra) arrived back in Qadian after ten years. He was appointed to the England Mission and spent this whole decade away from his family whilst propagating Islam and serving the cause of Muslims at all possible levels. He arrived in the company of Syed Munir al-Hisni Sahib, president of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat in Damascus. (Al Fazl, 16 October 1946, p. 1)
15 October 1979: Dr Abdus Salam Sahib, famous Pakistani theoretical physicist, shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg for his contribution to the electroweak unification theory. He was the first Pakistani to receive a Nobel Prize in science and the second from an Islamic country to receive any Nobel Prize (after Anwar Sadat of Egypt). The announcement of his Nobel Prize was made on this day. (Al Fazl, 17 October 1979, p. 1)